TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Rollover crash neck injury replication and injury potential assessment
JO  - Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference
A1  - Paver, J.
A1  - Bish, J.
A1  - Caplinger, J.
A1  - Rhode, D.
A1  - Friedman, D.
A1  - Carlin, F.
SP  - 421
EP  - 424
VL  - 36
IS  - 
N2  - Catastrophic neck compression and flexion injuries with quadriplegia are foreseeable outcomes of rollover crashes. However, current static regulatory tests cannot directly predict real-world rollover neck injuries. In this study, a dynamic test was developed and integrated bending moment (IBM) criteria proposed that can replicate/predict rollover neck flexion injuries with the Hybrid III dummy, upper and lower neck load cells, and a lateral vehicle camera. Platen drop tests were performed, revealing realistic pre-trip occupant positioning and a relationship between upper and lower neck loading. Dynamic rollover tests of 5 cars (FMVSS roof strength to weight ratio (SWR) range = 2.3 to 5.1) showed reduced neck flexion injury potential with increasing SWR and minimum roof SWR threshold of about 3.5 consistent with other proposed rollover injury criteria.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 2235-3151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -